Most expensive Indian films in different languages

The last decade or so has
seen some really big-budget productions across the three major film industries
of India – Bollywood, Kollywood, and Tollywood. The dawn of the multiplex era
and the perpetually increasing competition from Hollywood has made filmmakers
think bigger, resulting in much larger investments for lavish spectacles,
especially those arriving on festival weekends and starring huge stars.

Source: YRF

Admittedly, not every costly
production works, with some of them falling bombing big time at the box-office,
resulting in damning losses. But, it’s good to see that visionary Directors are
at least getting the required financial support now to bring their imagination
alive on screen because when such films work, they give audiences a true
cinematic treat to savor for the ages.

Source: Arka

As mentioned before that
it’s mostly Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu cinema where the big money is flowing in
India. However, that doesn’t mean the financial stakes haven’t been raised
across other regional industries in the country, too, with filmmakers from
Bengali and Assamese to Gujarati and Marathi cinema making movies on larger
budgets over the past three to four years. In fact, Malayalam and Kannda films
have raised their production costs to much higher levels, and we think the day
won’t be far when their budgets may match or at least come close to some of the
costliest films in Bollywood, Kollywood, and Tollywood.

Source: Eros

So, let’s check out the most expensive Indian films in different languages to date and the years they released in, and what kind of verdict did those huge budgets fetch at the box-office.

(Note: All budgets include print and advertising costs)

Film

Language

Year

Budget (including
P&A)

Box-Office Verdict

2.0

Tamil

2018

543 crore

TBR*

Saaho

Telugu

2019

300 crore

TBR

Padmaavat

Hindi

2018

215 crore

Blockbuster

Kurukshetra

Kannada

2018

100 crore

TBR

Kayamkulam Kochunni

Malayalam

2018

45 crore

TBR

Chaar Sahibzaade

Punjabi

2014

20 crore

All-Time Blockbuster

Amazon Obhijaan

Bengali

2017

20 crore

Blockbuster

Lai Bhaari

Marathi

2014

15 crore

Superhit

Bey Yaar

Gujarati

2014

2.25 crore

All-Time Blockbuster

Mission China

Assamese

2017

2 crore

All-Time Blockbuster

*(TBR = To be Released)

Let’s see how long it takes before a mega-budget film comes along to knock 2.0 of its top spot, and which language it’ll be in. Also, it’d be interesting to keep a tab on how soon other regional-language films, at least those in Kannada and Malayalam (to be realistic) may challenge their Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu counterparts.

Cover Photo Sources: Lyca, UV, and Hari OmDisclaimer: Our box-office figures have been compiled from reliable sources and our own extensive research, and are indicative of the film’s performance in the trade. However, Movified doesn’t claim any legitimacy over the accuracy of the data, and cannot be held responsible for any discrepancy in the same.